Fun Facts About the Name Faith
- More than 148 thousand babies named Faith: U.S. records list 148,088 babies given the name Faith from 1880 through 2025. Even 291 boys received the name Faith - about 1 boy for every 508 girls.
What Does the Name Faith Mean?
Faith is an English feminine given name taken directly from the English word faith, meaning belief, trust, or loyalty. The word descends from Middle English feith, from Old French feid or feit (modern French foi), and ultimately from Latin fidēs, meaning trust, confidence, or faith. Latin fidēs is related to fīdere, to trust, and also lies behind English fidelity and confide.
The name belongs to the English tradition of virtue names. In Christian use, faith is one of the three theological virtues, along with hope and charity, as named in 1 Corinthians 13:13. Faith is therefore a word name drawn from that virtue, not a biblical personal name. The Latin fidēs was personified as the goddess Fides in Roman religion and was used to translate Greek pistis (faith, belief) in Christian Latin.
Faith Name History & Origins
Faith became established as a given name in England after the Protestant Reformation, when Puritans and other Protestants favored names drawn from Christian virtues rather than from saints' names. Along with Hope, Charity, Prudence, and similar names, Faith was given to girls as a statement of religious devotion. In colonial New England, Puritan families gave daughters names such as Faith, Hope, and Charity.
Its development is simple: the ordinary English noun became a personal name without changing form. It is not a shortening or variant of another personal name. In Roman Catholic and Orthodox tradition, an early martyr named Fides - venerated in France as Sainte-Foy - bears the Latin word for faith, but the English name Faith is usually explained as part of the virtue-name tradition rather than as a direct translation of that saint's name.
How Popular is the Name Faith?
Faith recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2003. Faith entered the top 100 U.S. girl names in 1999.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #254 | 1,212 | 0.0754% |
| 2024 | #249 | 1,272 | 0.0789% |
| 2023 | #239 | 1,271 | 0.0793% |
| 2022 | #189 | 1,562 | 0.0953% |
| 2021 | #166 | 1,744 | 0.1064% |
| 2020 | #135 | 1,998 | 0.1237% |
| 2019 | #124 | 2,273 | 0.1355% |
| 2018 | #122 | 2,470 | 0.1453% |
| 2017 | #117 | 2,640 | 0.1530% |
| 2016 | #99 | 3,090 | 0.1744% |
| 2015 | #90 | 3,347 | 0.1875% |
| 2014 | #79 | 3,738 | 0.2093% |
| 2013 | #89 | 3,419 | 0.1949% |
| 2012 | #75 | 3,559 | 0.2021% |
| 2011 | #70 | 3,733 | 0.2122% |
| 2010 | #74 | 3,704 | 0.2084% |
| 2009 | #79 | 3,767 | 0.2051% |
| 2008 | #90 | 3,634 | 0.1922% |
| 2007 | #74 | 4,307 | 0.2240% |
| 2006 | #62 | 4,864 | 0.2559% |
| 2005 | #49 | 5,256 | 0.2845% |
| 2004 | #52 | 5,420 | 0.2952% |
| 2003 | #50 | 5,597 | 0.3063% |
| 2002 | #48 | 5,527 | 0.3076% |
| 2001 | #53 | 5,411 | 0.3005% |
| 2000 | #66 | 4,998 | 0.2752% |
| 1999 | #76 | 4,236 | 0.2388% |
| 1998 | #107 | 3,217 | 0.1821% |
| 1997 | #124 | 2,577 | 0.1480% |
| 1996 | #149 | 2,159 | 0.1232% |
| 1995 | #173 | 1,747 | 0.0993% |
| 1994 | #219 | 1,305 | 0.0731% |
| 1993 | #245 | 1,134 | 0.0627% |
| 1992 | #245 | 1,140 | 0.0618% |
| 1991 | #260 | 1,074 | 0.0573% |
| 1990 | #296 | 940 | 0.0495% |
| 1989 | #364 | 707 | 0.0383% |
| 1988 | #383 | 621 | 0.0349% |
| 1987 | #405 | 561 | 0.0323% |
| 1986 | #371 | 634 | 0.0370% |
| 1985 | #405 | 558 | 0.0324% |
| 1984 | #364 | 635 | 0.0377% |
| 1983 | #344 | 663 | 0.0397% |
| 1982 | #345 | 686 | 0.0405% |
| 1981 | #305 | 795 | 0.0477% |
| 1980 | #305 | 806 | 0.0485% |
| 1979 | #283 | 861 | 0.0536% |
| 1978 | #276 | 840 | 0.0548% |
| 1977 | #294 | 803 | 0.0524% |
| 1976 | #342 | 637 | 0.0435% |
| 1975 | #374 | 556 | 0.0381% |
| 1974 | #383 | 542 | 0.0369% |
| 1973 | #396 | 512 | 0.0351% |
| 1972 | #392 | 526 | 0.0346% |
| 1971 | #404 | 529 | 0.0318% |
| 1970 | #412 | 550 | 0.0315% |
| 1969 | #423 | 523 | 0.0310% |
| 1968 | #404 | 533 | 0.0325% |
| 1967 | #373 | 595 | 0.0360% |
| 1966 | #355 | 654 | 0.0386% |
| 1965 | #342 | 708 | 0.0401% |
| 1964 | #336 | 806 | 0.0425% |
| 1963 | #335 | 794 | 0.0412% |
| 1962 | #352 | 729 | 0.0371% |
| 1961 | #335 | 783 | 0.0388% |
| 1960 | #318 | 874 | 0.0432% |
| 1959 | #323 | 839 | 0.0415% |
| 1958 | #337 | 786 | 0.0391% |
| 1957 | #318 | 827 | 0.0404% |
| 1956 | #314 | 779 | 0.0388% |
| 1955 | #304 | 800 | 0.0409% |
| 1954 | #326 | 676 | 0.0348% |
| 1953 | #337 | 604 | 0.0321% |
| 1952 | #337 | 602 | 0.0325% |
| 1951 | #327 | 588 | 0.0327% |
| 1950 | #378 | 457 | 0.0267% |
| 1949 | #406 | 387 | 0.0226% |
| 1948 | #397 | 400 | 0.0236% |
| 1947 | #374 | 459 | 0.0259% |
| 1946 | #363 | 436 | 0.0277% |
| 1945 | #334 | 424 | 0.0324% |
| 1944 | #320 | 447 | 0.0337% |
| 1943 | #290 | 570 | 0.0409% |
| 1942 | #286 | 571 | 0.0423% |
| 1941 | #299 | 463 | 0.0383% |
| 1940 | #330 | 371 | 0.0324% |
| 1939 | #316 | 383 | 0.0349% |
| 1938 | #360 | 327 | 0.0296% |
| 1937 | #348 | 339 | 0.0319% |
| 1936 | #329 | 354 | 0.0340% |
| 1935 | #363 | 301 | 0.0287% |
| 1934 | #350 | 325 | 0.0311% |
| 1933 | #342 | 330 | 0.0327% |
| 1932 | #344 | 340 | 0.0319% |
| 1931 | #401 | 261 | 0.0245% |
| 1930 | #447 | 230 | 0.0204% |
| 1929 | #478 | 199 | 0.0178% |
| 1928 | #471 | 212 | 0.0184% |
| 1927 | #475 | 216 | 0.0181% |
| 1926 | #453 | 225 | 0.0190% |
| 1925 | #460 | 225 | 0.0185% |
| 1924 | #456 | 232 | 0.0186% |
| 1923 | #464 | 222 | 0.0184% |
| 1922 | #464 | 219 | 0.0182% |
| 1921 | #514 | 190 | 0.0154% |
| 1920 | #563 | 164 | 0.0137% |
| 1919 | #558 | 152 | 0.0134% |
| 1918 | #531 | 174 | 0.0150% |
| 1917 | #536 | 156 | 0.0144% |
| 1916 | #636 | 113 | 0.0108% |
| 1915 | #578 | 126 | 0.0128% |
| 1914 | #596 | 91 | 0.0119% |
| 1913 | #574 | 79 | 0.0126% |
| 1912 | #599 | 67 | 0.0120% |
| 1911 | #630 | 47 | 0.0112% |
| 1910 | #712 | 35 | 0.0088% |
| 1909 | #628 | 39 | 0.0112% |
| 1908 | #654 | 35 | 0.0105% |
| 1907 | #852 | 20 | 0.0063% |
| 1906 | #565 | 39 | 0.0132% |
| 1905 | #856 | 19 | 0.0065% |
| 1904 | #671 | 27 | 0.0098% |
| 1903 | #581 | 32 | 0.0122% |
| 1902 | #765 | 21 | 0.0080% |
| 1901 | #580 | 29 | 0.0121% |
| 1900 | #616 | 33 | 0.0110% |
| 1899 | #570 | 29 | 0.0124% |
| 1898 | #513 | 37 | 0.0143% |
| 1897 | #620 | 25 | 0.0107% |
| 1896 | #598 | 27 | 0.0113% |
| 1895 | #693 | 21 | 0.0090% |
| 1894 | #614 | 23 | 0.0103% |
| 1893 | #805 | 14 | 0.0066% |
| 1892 | #623 | 21 | 0.0099% |
| 1891 | #498 | 27 | 0.0146% |
| 1890 | #887 | 10 | 0.0053% |
| 1889 | #648 | 16 | 0.0090% |
| 1888 | #738 | 13 | 0.0073% |
| 1887 | #1,200 | 5 | 0.0034% |
| 1886 | #561 | 16 | 0.0111% |
| 1885 | #708 | 10 | 0.0075% |
| 1884 | #960 | 6 | 0.0047% |
| 1882 | #645 | 9 | 0.0083% |
| 1881 | #868 | 5 | 0.0054% |
| 1880 | #781 | 6 | 0.0066% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,169 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #9,237 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #6,647 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #6,832 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #12,645 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #12,750 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #11,205 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #12,884 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #12,822 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #9,004 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #7,733 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #7,186 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #8,281 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #8,344 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #10,193 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #10,214 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #6,770 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #9,896 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #7,841 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #3,485 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2003 | #5,116 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #11,243 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #8,595 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #6,471 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #8,134 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #8,831 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #7,547 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #7,386 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #6,655 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #6,879 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #6,583 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #4,342 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #3,615 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #4,225 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #4,125 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Faith Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are kind, home-loving, hospitable and friendly. Since you take responsibility well, you are a good organizer of social affairs. Compassion for others is an outstanding trait. You are a great lover and a great flirt – an artist, musician, actor, teacher, nurse. Your character can be contradictory. You are practical, yet idealistic and intuitive; capable of selfless devotion to someone you love, yet look to receive payback. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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